单词 | romanness |
释义 | Romannessn. The quality of being Roman (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of ancient or medieval Europe > ancient Romans > [noun] > quality or character of Romanhood1839 Romanness1874 1874 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera IV. xliii. 146 The Romans knew better what Libertas meant, and their word for it has become common enough, in that straitened form, on your English tongue; but nobody calls it ‘Romanness’. 1892 J. Fothergill Orioles' Daughter xix. 236 If I were a Roman I should out-Roman all other Romans in my Romanness. 1933 Classical Jrnl. 28 252 A pretty story of Greek mythology fails to blend with the intense Romanness of the remainder of the poem. 1959 Catholic Times 20 Mar. 5/4 His theory that the Welsh were profoundly conscious of their Roman-ness. 1989 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 5 Mar. vii. 18/4 Mascagni's ‘Nerone’ (which the composer thought should please the regime because of its ‘Roman-ness’). 2007 D. C. Feeney Caesar's Calendar vi. 210 The Roman calendar itself continued to be a distinctive marker of Romanness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1874 |
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